"Ora!"
Star Platinum's fist smashed into Kuma's face, knocking the already struggling Kuma back down again.
"Aren't you a Revolutionary Army guy?" Jotaro asked in a low voice. "The Revolutionary Army is neither my friend nor my enemy. As an undercover agent, you shouldn't have a reason to attack me."
Kuma didn't answer, instead opening his mouth again, aiming at Jotaro.
"Supercharged: Laser Beam!"
An energy even more terrifying than before gathered inside his mouth.
Jotaro frowned, finding it hard to believe.
"This bastard really wants to kill me!"
"Ora!"
At the instant before the laser beam fired, Star Platinum's fist once again smashed into Kuma's face.
At such close range, Star Platinum's attack speed left him no room to think, no chance to take any action.
Cracks spread across the thick ice layer, the fissures extending dozens of meters.
It was clear Jotaro was still holding back, otherwise Kuma would have fallen into the sea with the shattered ice.
"Still not giving up? Yare yare daze…"
Seeing Kuma still moving, Jotaro's good temper was completely worn away.
The next second...
"Ora!"
A heavy punch struck Kuma's head. With a crack, half of Kuma's skull was split open by Star Platinum.
"How can this be!"
The scene before him left Jotaro utterly shocked.
'It's actually machinery!'
'What on earth happened to this guy's body!'
Kuma had fallen into being a mindless killing machine, everything based on mission execution.
Sensing that the last blow wasn't fatal, he hadn't defended, but instead seized the chance to counterattack.
"Pressure Cannon!"
His palm aimed at Jotaro's chest, releasing energy with a sudden burst.
"Star Platinum!"
Jotaro first stopped time, then, the instant after the Pressure Cannon was fired, he launched a counterattack.
"Ora ora ora ora!"
Now that he knew Kuma was a cyborg, Jotaro understood how to defeat him.
Star Platinum followed the exposed wound, destroying the internal mechanical circuits.
Even if Kuma still had an energy supply, his commands could no longer transmit through his body.
"This bastard! I'll never forgive him! Uuuhhh…"
Seeing Kuma collapse heavily before Jotaro, Jewelry Bonney wanted nothing more than to rush up and fight Jotaro to the death.
Of course, the ones she hated the most were still the World Government who had transformed her father into this state.
The three Marine Admirals were being held off by Marco and the other division commanders, and the remaining marines couldn't stop Whitebeard's unstoppable advance.
With Little Oars, the ancient giant, helping from the flank, they were getting closer and closer to Ace's execution platform.
Blackbeard and his crew stayed hidden, watching the flow of the battle at all times.
"As expected of a living legend, his vitality really is tenacious!"
Van Augur asked, "When do you plan to make your move?"
Blackbeard's gaze fell toward Jotaro's position as he sneered, "My plan's been messed up by that bastard! His arrival let Whitebeard hold on for much longer."
"Whitebeard's strength is far inferior to the past. I originally thought Akainu could injure him."
"But who would have thought Akainu, at the critical moment, gave up Whitebeard as a target and instead attacked that guy!"
"The funniest part is he even lost!"
Blackbeard ground his teeth at that last line.
Catarina Devon licked her lips, "What a charming man, I like him. If I get the chance, I'll definitely take him, mmmruru."
"No one can stop Whitebeard anymore. Looks like we'll have to act early."
Blackbeard swept his eyes over his crew, suddenly feeling a bit of confidence, after all, these people were all fine crewmates.
If he struck now, besieging Whitebeard, he could still achieve his goal. The only difference was the losses would be greater.
Perhaps one or two crewmates would die in the war.
But Blackbeard was selfish. Compared to his own dreams, his subordinates' lives meant nothing.
Once his decision was made and he prepared to act, unexpectedly Sengoku suddenly roared.
"Whitebeard, I'll be your opponent!"
Sengoku leapt from the high platform, transforming into a golden Buddha. With a palm strike, he stopped Whitebeard's relentless advance.
"To think the last obstacle would be you, my old rival!"
Whitebeard's face was smiling, but his spirit was taut as a bowstring.
He knew that if he wanted to save Ace, he had to defeat Sengoku here.
But with his current strength, could he really go head-to-head with Sengoku?
"Looks like this too is fate!" Death Surgeon Doc Q spoke weakly.
Jotaro looked silently at the fallen Kuma. Doflamingo leapt and landed behind him.
Jotaro glanced sideways at him.
"What? You want me to beat you up again?"
Doflamingo only sneered, without answering.
"Mero Mero Mellow!" The Empress Hancock stepped out with her long, beautiful legs, entering Jotaro's view, forming a heart shape with her hands.
"Fall in love with me, and then turn into stone."
A strange wave surged toward Jotaro. He instinctively raised Star Platinum in front of him.
But unexpectedly, nothing happened.
Jotaro cautiously sensed around him, finding nothing unusual.
"What's going on? Could this man be blind?" Hancock's face was full of shock.
Jotaro's spirited eyes stared straight at her.
"Woman! What kind of trick are you playing?"
Hancock's heart jumped slightly. 'He could see?'
Not believing it, she unleashed her ultimate technique again.
"Mero Mero Mellow!"
Another strange wave swept over him.
"Yare! Just what the hell is she up to!"
Jotaro's brows knit tight.
"Ah~" Hancock held her forehead, collapsing to the ground, full of frustration. "How could my moves… be useless?"
"Hmph!" Doflamingo mocked. "Don't waste your energy. How could a man like him ever be charmed by your beauty?"
Jotaro didn't understand the reason, but though Hancock had already lost the will to fight, to prevent any accidents, he still punched her flying.
From afar, Crocodile watched, and after realizing Jotaro's strength, lost all desire to fight.
Losing to such a man didn't seem like such a big deal.
Only Mihawk wanted to cross a few blades with Jotaro. Right now, he was the challenger.
But Jotaro had no time to mess around with the Shichibukai. Without giving Mihawk any face, he defeated him at the fastest speed.
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